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Carob & EVOO muffins

During my last trip to Majorca Island I picked a few carob pods from our carob trees to make organic carob powder.

The carob powder, made from the dried pods (sometimes roasted to increase the flavour), is naturally sweet and is often used as a substitute for cocoa powder or chocolate in cakes since it is lower in calories and very rich in nutrients.

If you are not familiar with the carob pods nutritional properties you might want to know that they are rich in protein, contain vitamins D and A as well as some B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, iron, … and they are great as an analgesic, anti-allergic, antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral and antiseptic.

These carob and extra virgin olive oil muffins are very easy to prepare, they are ready in less than 30 minutes and they are a healthy and tasty treat for breakfast. I believe trying the carob powder for baking is worth it, but if you still prefer chocolate see my “Chocolate & EVOO muffins” recipe.

If you try this tasty vegetarian Mediterranean diet recipe of carob and extra virgin olive oil muffins please let me know, leave a comment and rate it. I would love to know what you come up with. Enjoy!